Thursday, June 04, 2009

Darren Shan: The Lake of Souls, a novel by Darren Shan

Darren and Harkat face monstrous obstacles on their desperate quest to the Lake of Souls. Will they survive the savage journey? And what awaits them in the murky waters of the dead? Be careful what you fish for...

Shocking! I couldn’t say a word when I knew Harkat Mulds is, – was – the vampire traitor *spoiler alert* Kurda Smahlt. If Harkat is Kurda, how could Harkat and Kurda be together in the same place and time? I was confused, too, as Darren and Harkat himself as well. Then mister-everything-in-the-world-is-my-business, play-with-human’s-fate Desmond Tiny said he traveled to the future and brounght Kurda’s soul to the past to get redemption.

This was time travel thing. I can’t never understand novel or film that have time traveling – time warps or whatever you call them – thing. When we read – watch – something connecting with TIME, it’s God’s job. I can’t solve the mysteries of someone from present time (who has duty, e.g to save the world from extinction) appear in the past, saw his/her ancestor then ran away from the bad guys. Besides, h/she can change the past accidentally. It’s thrilling if it really can happen. I’m always thinking about it when and after I read/watch time travel novel/film.

I’m almost at the end of Darren Shan’s adventure. It’s the 10th book. Two more and I know the whole story. I think the end is simple: Darren and his vampire clan win from the neverending battle with vampaneze. But what’s between them? That’s interesting thing I must read.

Darren, wait for me in the next two books!

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